Tag: Parliament

  • Nation & World

    On the Brexit hot seat

    On Monday the man who has emerged as a celebrity of the Brexit debate, Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow, came to campus during a brief break from his duty as official referee of the popularly elected legislative body.

    16 minutes
    John Bercow
  • Nation & World

    Democracy, debated in Parliament

    Harvard Professor Michael Sandel led members of the United Kingdom’s House of Commons and House of Lords, along with students and members of the public, through an intense discussion on the nature and importance of democracy, as part of a first-of-its-kind program held in the Speaker’s House in Parliament.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Making a case for democracy

    Michael Sandel, the renowned political philosopher and professor, will debate the meaning of democracy at the Palace of Westminster in London as part of the BBC’s “Democracy Day.”

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    IOP welcomes Gordon Brown as visiting fellow

    Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics welcomes former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown as a visiting fellow.

    1 minute
  • Nation & World

    Horror, by custom

    Radcliffe Fellow looks at the painful ‘facts and realities’ facing women in Pakistan.

    6 minutes